Old Town Jail, Stirling
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Old Town Jail, Stirling is a restored 19th-century prison in Stirling, Scotland, now operating as a visitor attraction that explores the city’s crime and punishment history.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21820037 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Town Jail, Stirling Context triple: [Old Town of Stirling, hasLandmark, Old Town Jail, Stirling]
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Calton Jail
Calton Jail was a former 19th-century prison in Edinburgh, Scotland, that once dominated Calton Hill before being largely demolished in the early 20th century.
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Clackmannan Tolbooth
Clackmannan Tolbooth is a historic former municipal and judicial building in the town of Clackmannan, Scotland, notable for its traditional Scottish tolbooth architecture and civic heritage.
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Castle Hill, Stirling
Castle Hill in Stirling is the prominent rocky outcrop in central Scotland that forms the historic site and defensive stronghold of Stirling Castle.
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Old Tolbooth prison in Edinburgh
The Old Tolbooth prison in Edinburgh was a notorious medieval civic building used as a jail and place of execution, long remembered as a symbol of harsh justice in the city’s history.
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E.
Covenanters' Prison
Covenanters' Prison is a historic section of Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Kirkyard where 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian Covenanters were once imprisoned under harsh conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Old Town Jail, Stirling Target entity description: Old Town Jail, Stirling is a restored 19th-century prison in Stirling, Scotland, now operating as a visitor attraction that explores the city’s crime and punishment history.
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A.
Calton Jail
Calton Jail was a former 19th-century prison in Edinburgh, Scotland, that once dominated Calton Hill before being largely demolished in the early 20th century.
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B.
Clackmannan Tolbooth
Clackmannan Tolbooth is a historic former municipal and judicial building in the town of Clackmannan, Scotland, notable for its traditional Scottish tolbooth architecture and civic heritage.
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C.
Castle Hill, Stirling
Castle Hill in Stirling is the prominent rocky outcrop in central Scotland that forms the historic site and defensive stronghold of Stirling Castle.
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D.
Old Tolbooth prison in Edinburgh
The Old Tolbooth prison in Edinburgh was a notorious medieval civic building used as a jail and place of execution, long remembered as a symbol of harsh justice in the city’s history.
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E.
Covenanters' Prison
Covenanters' Prison is a historic section of Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Kirkyard where 17th-century Scottish Presbyterian Covenanters were once imprisoned under harsh conditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
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